Hey Amin. I reckon it looks pretty nice aye. I'm not sure whether it will have the same feel as the GF1 with the metal body in regards to how something 'feels' when it's made out of metal. If you can understand that.:smile:

In a day and age where everything is practically made out of plastic, I think that's what makes something made out of metal that little bit special.

If my GF1 were to die. I'd buy one of these.

I hope they don't leave it sitting there too long without a cap. That sensor already looks like it has dust on it.:smile:

I'm not a huge fan of the viewfinder hump (an offset, X100-style 'finder would have been great), but I like the overall dimensions and the curves. It's taken some good cues from the GF2, which I actually like the shape of.

I think Panasonic have got the price/features/desirability balance perfect on this, in a way they completely missed with the G2. My guess is this will be as successful as the GH2

Now I just hope their next body is an 'enthusiast-compact' successor to the GF1! I think then they'd have a perfect m43 line-up:
- 'entry-compact' - GF2
- 'entry-EVF' - G3
- 'enthusiast-compact' - GFx?
- 'enthusiast-EVF' - GH2

I don't mind the G3's looks but I'm not in love with it, either. I also think I might miss some of the external manual controls of other G/GH cameras. But I am very impressed with the reported image quality for stills - possibly even better than the GH2. My dilemma: $350-$399 for a leftover GH1 body now or $599 for a G3 body in a couple of months.

Fr me, it's a complete and utter failure design-wise. It's like an E-pl1 (which was a ruination of the classic E-P1) met a G1 in a dark alley and had a homely love-child. I voted the middle ranking out of kindness, but I wouldn't buy it at half-off (if I wasn't allowed to re-sell it). Still waiting for a follow up to the gf1 without touch screen. It can look the same or better yet, it could look even more old school. And leave the hump at home. I'm sure no one cares what I think, but I'll repeat it anyway in case some designers are listening. If I wanted a camera that looked like a shrunk-down DSLR, I'd buy a DSLR.

Looks-wise it leaves me a bit cold - the GF1 looked great the Gx series just looked like 1990's SLR's on a diet (as do most of the big-brother SLR's).

Personally, if Olympus ditched the 'Pen' look on their rumored upcoming Pro model and went with a Pro OM look I'd be hooked. The OM1/2/3/4 were real design classics and not that much bigger than the EP series. IMHO they were the best looking and most compact 80's SLR's from any manufacturer.

Maybe its a preference for angles over curves (Ferrari over Porsche?) . . .

Ultimate post-modern design, just like Polaroid's Image: they finally came up with a metal body which looks like real plastic. Gave it an SLR silhouette but managed to suppress most of the classic controls, so P&S users won't be lost. And added 30% more pixels in the family pack so you can make 15% bigger prints--WOW!
Pity they kept that very passé round button for shutter release: you don't stitch buttons on Lycra overalls. A sneeze release would me more modern. However, they did label ithe button with a big "G", in case you miss that spot...

I liked the original 4/3 PanaLeica SLR design, and keep dreaming Oly will truly revive the original Pen F: it dispensed with the standard SLR prism hump, yet it was a true SLR. Gimme an E-Px with a built-in EVF. For cost cuts, you may suppress the rear screen. The features of a classic SLR without its look.